HS Announcements--Friday, March 19, 2010

Volleyball Players attending the SIUE Team camp this summer need to pay Mrs. Patton $25 by the end of this month.The dates for the team camp are Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30th.

Reminder:Get your teams signed up for the 2nd Annual Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament.It's Saturday, April 24th------Cost is $7.00 a person and the top 3 teams will receive T-shirts this year..Sign up with Mrs. Patton!

The HS Spring Band and Chorus Concert is Tuesday, March 23rd.Come and enjoy traditional chorus, band, and ensemble music at 7:00!

Volleyball Team--Pictures are next Wed. @ 3:00 in the H.S. gym.YouMUST bring your form and money!!!!!!Everyone on the team is required to be there!

The Community Theatre is presenting its spring production "Mother Goose, Inc." tonight and Saturday. The show times are 7PM, and the performances will take place at the Multi-Purpose Center. Several New Athens' students performed well at last night's opeining production.

The baseball team has a doubleheader at home tomorrow. They play Peoria Christian at 10AM and Sparta at 3PM.

If you would like the opportunity to tour Washington DC, check with Ms. Boyles for details.The Monroe County Elecric Co-Operative is sponsoring an essay contest that could send you on a Washington trip this June 11-18.Write a 500 word essay on "What rural electrification is and a brief history of the Rural Electrification Administration or REA."Ms Boyles has resource materials if you are interested.Contest entry deadline is Monday, April 1.

The Monroe County Electric Co-Operative is also sponsoring an all-inclusive trip to Springfield, Illinois, where students will get to tour the Capitol, Supreme Court, and other historical sites.This "Youth Day in Springfield" is on Wednesday, April 21.If you are interested and you are a sophomore or junior, submit your name to Ms. Boyles.Two students from New Athens High School are eligible to attend - your name could be one of them.Ms. Boyles will need to know all interested people by March 26.

The Faculty Council will be meeting next week to select new Honor Society members.If you did not submit your forms on time and would still like to be considered, you may write a letter explaining your situation and why you would like to be considered for National Honor Society.This letter should be attached to an essay discussing how you meet the requirements of Honor Society.Have these to Ms. Boyles by Monday, March 22.

Horticulture/AgBusiness CDE practice is tonight after school in the Ag Room.

After Prom ticket sales will be on the following Thursdays: March 25th, and April 8th & 15th. Dairy Queen mini-blizzard certificates will be given to those students who purchase after-prom tickets on March 18th. Tickets will be $5. All students 18 and younger will need a signed permission slip to purchase a ticket.